Ostrich Feeding and products

Ostrich Feeding and products

1. Ostrich feeding and products By S ana A slam

2. OSTRICH FEEDING WILD FEED Ostriches are monogastric herbivores Ostriches generally eats plants, fruits, flowers, tree leaves and grain . They also eats insect, rodents and lizards occasionally. As ostrich have no teeth they swallow pebbles that act as gastrol iths to grind food in the gizzard . When eating they will fill their gullet with food which is in turn passed down their oesophagus in the form of a ball called a bolus.

3. After passing through the neck (there is no crop) the food enters the gizzard and is worked on by the pebbles . Ostriches can go without water for several days using metabolic water and moisture in ingested plants. They can survive losing up to 25 % of their body weight through dehydration. POULTRY FEED For commercial ostrich farming you can feed them usual poultry feed. A well balanced and nutritious ostrich feed list is shown below 20-24% of crude protein

4. 12-19% of crude fiber. 1.2-2% of calcium. 0.6-1.1% of phosphorus. 10000-15000 IU/Kg of vitamin A. 1500-2500 IU/Kg of vitamin D. During breeding period the feed formula will be the same but add 2.8% extra calcium in their feed. Also provide them green leafy vegetables and grass.

5. HOW MUCH AN OSTRICH EATS An ostrich age between 2-4 months eats half kg special feed per day. A grown up ostrich with 9 feet height and 100 kg weight only eats 2-3 kg Alfalfa per day. Ostrich needs water double than its food intake.

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7. TENDONS the tendons of ostrich leg are used to replace torn tendons as they are long and strong enough for the human leg……

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